Boston University

Faculty

Food and Drug Administration FDA, trans fats ban

Public Health

POV: Banning Trans Fats Is Just the Beginning

November 15, 2013

Boston University BU, President Robert A. Brown, Mayor Thomas M. Menino joins Boston University BU, Initiative on Cities IoC

University News

Mayor Menino a Welcome Addition to BU

November 14, 2013

Boston University School of Medicine, BUSM, Boston University Medical Campus

Awards

University’s Health, Clinical Rankings Climb

November 14, 2013

Michael Holick, Director, Boston University School of Medicine, MED, Vitamin D Skin and Bone Research Laboratory, Boston Medical Center, Bone Health Care Clinic, 2013 University Lecturer

Health & Medicine

Vitamin D Guru to Deliver University Lecture Tonight

November 6, 2013

Boston University BU, School of Law LAW, Princeton Review, best law schools

University News

LAW Professors Ranked Country’s Best

November 5, 2013

Boston University, Sustainable Neighborhood Lab, SNL, energy conservation, Madison Park Village, Roxbury, MA, Massachusetts, sustainability programs in Boston

Earth

BU Profs Take Energy Conservation from Lecture Hall to Real Life

November 5, 2013

Jelle Atema, shark sense of smell biology research, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences CAS

Science & Technology

What a Shark’s Nose Knows

November 4, 2013

Boston University BU, College of Arts and Sciencs CAS, English Department, Elmore Leonard, Being Cool: The Work of Elmore Leonard by Charles Rzepka

Faculty

Recalling a Master of Crime Fiction

November 1, 2013

Raj Mohanty, Professor of Physics, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences CAS, Avrum Spira, Boston University School of Medicine, James Collins, William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor, professor of biomedical engineering, College of Engineering, ENG

Research

Science Coalition Report: Federal Funding Critical in Supporting New Technologies

October 30, 2013

Boston University BU, College of Engineering ENG professor of electrical and computer, Division of Systems Engineering, Christos Cassandras, building smarter cities, traffic light, parking meter, security camera, solar panel, photovoltaic units

Computational Science

If Boston Were Smart

October 28, 2013

Boston University School of Medicine BUSM, Boston Medical Center BMC, School of Public Health SPH, Health & Disability Research Institute director Alan Jette, Family medicine chair Brian Jack, Institute of Medicine IOM

Faculty

Two BU Profs Inducted into Institute of Medicine

October 23, 2013

PharmaCheck, contaminated drug detector, counterfeit drug detector, drug quality detector, drug purity detector

Science & Technology

ENG Counterfeit Drug Screener Promises to Save Lives

October 21, 2013

Boston University BU, London Times Higher Education ranking

Accolades

London’s Times Higher Education Moves University Higher

October 9, 2013

Boston University BU, Alice White, Chair of College of Engineering Mechanical Engineering department,

Engineering

From Bell Labs to BU, with a Passion for Engineering

October 8, 2013

BUMC

MED Prof Earns Drucker Award

October 2, 2013

Boston University BU, David Firstrom, scientific openness,

Medicine

POV: Why Science Should Be (Even More) Open

October 2, 2013

Boston University BU, US poet laureate Robert Pinsky, Singing School: Learning to Write (and Read) Poetry by Studying with the Masters, Cambridge Public Library, Louisa Solano Poetry Series

Literature

Former Poet Laureate Pinsky Designs Anthology for Aspiring Poets

October 1, 2013

Boston University BU, College of Engineering professor electrical and computer engineering Theodore Moustakas, research technology lawsuit, blue LED light-emitting diodes technology infringement

Strategy & Innovation

BU Sues Leading Tech Firms for Patent Infringement

September 24, 2013

Boston University BU, Innovation Career Development Professorships, College of Engineering ENG, Ramesh Jasti, Ahmad Mo Khalil, Office of Technology Development

Awards

CAS, ENG Profs Given Innovation Career Development Awards

September 19, 2013

Boston University BU, College of Arts and Sciences CAS anthropology professor Jeremy DeSilva, prehistoric humans feet, physical therapist Kenneth Hold, how human ancestors walk

Arts & Culture

Walking Like a Cavewoman

September 19, 2013

Walking Like a Cavewoman